AuthorTopic: Helicopter lands on top of Everest! (Read 3757 times)

Hi all from SydneyI saw footage of this feat last night on Australian Television. Remarkable.

The Ecureuil/AStar AS350B3 helicopter landed May 14 at 8,850 meters atop the Himalayan peak, setting a new world record for high-altitude landings and takeoffs, Eurocopter said in a statement on its Website on Tuesday.

The aircraft, flown by test pilot Didier Delsalle, took off from a Nepalese base camp of Lukla, and remained atop the peak for more than two minutes, Eurocopter said.